BAKU, Azerbaijan, Apr.29
By Leman Zeynalova – Trend:
In the Shallow Water Absheron Peninsula (SWAP) area, preparations are ongoing for drilling exploration wells in three prospective areas, Trend reports citing BP.
The Environmental and Socio-economic Impact Assessment (ESIA) for the first SWAP well was disclosed in August 2020 and following public discussions was approved by the government in January 2021 providing permission to commence drilling activities in 2021.
On D230, the interpretation of the seismic data is currently ongoing. If the results from the interpretation of the seismic survey are positive, bp may start planning for an exploration well.
On the Shafag-Asiman offshore block, the drilling of the first exploration well was completed in March 2021 to the base of the Fasila reservoir to a depth of 7,189 metres. The well encountered gas condensate resource in the penetrated reservoirs.
However, the resource will need further evaluation and therefore it was decided to suspend the well to allow the evaluation of its results and the planning of the next steps for appraisal, potentially including a sidetrack appraisal well.
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